Chapter 730: Wind and Snow Mountain
December has not passed, but at the end of the month, a sudden heavy snow fell on the earth, compared to last year, this year's heavy snow half a month earlier, after a heavy snowfall, a month ago was burned by the fire of the long-ridden Longshan mountain range shrouded in white snow, it seems that God pity the miserable appearance of Longshan, so it is clothed in white.
This snow was three days in a row, the snow was deep, the Wei army launched a long-held attack on Longshan on the first night of heavy snowfall, but the Qing army had already prepared, a fierce confrontation, and finally the Wei army retreated again.
The Qing army did not dare to take it lightly at every moment, and always paid attention to the position of the Wei army under the mountain, and the low neighing of the horses under the mountain came to the mountain day and night.
Since the burning of Longshan, the two sides have been deadlocked for more than a month, several attacks by the Wei army, although they did not take Longshan, but the Qing army spent countless energy to build the three fortifications at the foot of the mountain, the first has been destroyed by the Wei people, the second fortification is also damaged, perhaps after two more impacts, the second fortification will also be completely destroyed.
Had it not been for the sudden snowfall, perhaps the second line of fortifications would have been destroyed within a few days.
The Wei people burned Longshan, thinking it was a brilliant plan at that time, and when the Longshan fire burned, almost all the Wei troops thought that Longshan was already in the palm of their hands.
Therefore, all the Wei soldiers at that time fully demonstrated the courage of the Wei people and charged up the mountain.
But because of this, after that battle, they suddenly realized that their excitement made them miss a great opportunity.
At that time, in order to lure the Wei army up the mountain, the defenders of the three fortifications all pretended to scatter, which in the eyes of the Wei people, it was a rout, so they were even more determined to charge towards Longshan, and they could not think of destroying the fortifications in advance.
Moreover, Shang Zhongli is a first-class defensive general, and the fortifications are strong and complex, and they are also first-class and strong, even if they want to destroy it, it will take a long time.
The Wei army was ambushed, the morale fell to the bottom, and the whole line retreated, if it were not for the iron horse of Sima Qingtian to ride a stable position, the consequences would be unimaginable, but under the hasty defeat, it was impossible to imagine occupying the defensive position of the Qing army.
Between the retreat of the Wei army and the counterattack of the Qing army, they regained control of several fortifications at the foot of the mountain, and the Wei army also missed the best opportunity to destroy the fortifications.
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Shang Zhong is good at guarding and is famous all over the world, and the greatest study in his life is the construction of defensive positions.
There are three fortifications at the foot of Long Mountain, and each of them is an extremely complex position.
When a deep ditch is dug first, the deep ditch is followed by an inverted pointed log, obliquely outward, the tip of the pointed wood is like a spear, followed by a stone wall made of large stones, and then a huge wooden fence, behind which archers are deployed, and the layers are connected to form a strong fortification.
In the face of such fortifications, a cavalry assault was simply impossible.
Three such fortifications in a row, the tightness of their defense is breathtaking.
After the burning of Longshan, the Wei army stabilized its position, and in the past month, it continued to attack the defensive position, the Wei people were brave and fierce, and they actually destroyed the first line of defense, and the first line of defense has been controlled by the Wei army.
The second line of defense was already fragmented under the impact of the Wei army, and although the Qing army was still holding on, everyone knew in their hearts that this second line of fortifications could not withstand the several impacts of the Wei army.
Under the attack of more than a month, the Wei people paid an extremely heavy price.
But Sima Qingtian also knew very well in his heart that Shang Zhongli's bet was pressed on Longshan, the holy general of Qingguo, who completely took out his defensive essence in Longshan under Qing's domestic and foreign troubles.
Either keep the Wei army out of Longshan, or ......!
Sima Qingtian knew very well that the Battle of Longshan was actually the decisive battle of Wei Qing, and whoever won in this war would also control the entire strategic situation.
The elite of the Qing army is gathered in Longshan, once it is broken, then it will be difficult for the next Qing country to have strong resistance to resist the pace of the Wei army's iron cavalry advancing to the capital.
So he did whatever it took to take Longshan.
Although the Qing army is still holding on, and the other party seems to be very tenacious, Sima Qingtian knows very well that the northern barbarians are attacking from the north line, as long as they hold on, there will be civil strife within the Qing Kingdom over time, and the defense is unstable, can Shang Zhongli and the Longshan defenders really concentrate on facing the strong attack of the Wei army?
He's waiting!
The two armies are in a stalemate at Long Mountain, and whoever can hold out to the end may be the strongest.
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The snow was still floating in the air, and it was the third day, when it was dusk, the heavens and the earth were dark, the wind was cold, and everything was in the snow and ice, and it became dull and silent.
The two armies combined with hundreds of thousands of troops confronted each other, but the camps of both sides were idle, and only the white snowflakes were falling between the sky and the earth, covering the blood on the ground.
Lin Chengfei is a tiger general trained by Shang Zhongli, and is also known as the "Three Beast Generals" Tiger Thunderbolt.
He led the army to defend Nanyang Pass before, although Nanyang Pass was still broken in the end, but it was able to support it for such a long time, which has moved the people of the world, and his martial name has now spread all over the world. After Nanyang Pass was breached, he led the few remaining remnants of the Nanyang Pass defenders and retreated to Longshan, where he was in one place with Shang Zhongli, and now he is also the second person on the Longshan front, in addition to Shang Zhongli.
Treading on the deep snow on the mountain, Lin Chengfei was dressed in armor and walked very tiredly towards a stone tower not far ahead.
His armor was already badly damaged, and since the Wei army began to attack Nanyang Pass, until today, his armor has hardly left his body, and the blood stains on the scales of his armor have become dark red.
Walking through a wooden fence, by the wooden fence, the soldiers of the Qing army sat or stood, close to each other to keep warm, but this cold weather made everyone not in the mood to talk and chat.
Seeing Lin Cheng flying over, dozens of defenders in this small section immediately stood up.
Lin Chengfei's name has spread all over the world, and the hearts of these soldiers are full of awe, although everyone is very tired, but seeing this fierce general passing by, this group of soldiers still got up and expressed their respect to this general.
Lin Chengfei was in his thirties, his body was strong and powerful, and his face was angular, showing his courage and calmness.
He saw one of the soldiers, his eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his lips.
The soldier was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his face still looked very young, but the sharp eyes and indifferent expression, as well as the two scars on his face, showed that he was already a veteran on the battlefield.
"Are you Fan Hu'er?" Lin Chengfei walked up to the soldier and asked with a smile, "You kid is also alive?" ”
When the young soldier heard Lin Chengfei call out his name, his face showed excitement, and he said in surprise: "General...... Remember me? ”
Lin Chengfei patted the soldier's shoulder and said with a smile: "How could you not remember." You retreated from Nanyang Pass with me, and I remember that when the Wei army attacked Linyang Pass, you shot three arrows in a row, and you actually shot three Wei soldiers to death...... Amazing, such a warrior, I will not forget. ”
The young soldier touched his head, looking very honest and embarrassed.
It's just that the soldiers next to him were all in awe.
There were 20,000 defenders at Nanyang Pass, and those who retreated, in the end, were less than 3,000 people, and these 3,000 people were pushed to Longshan and mixed into various battalions.
Those who retreated from Nanyang Pass were all respected by the garrison of Longshanyuan, after all, these are all brothers who retreated from the bloody battle, and everyone is a warrior. When this Fan Hu'er was first assigned to this team, he naturally gained everyone's respect, but no one knew that this young archer had shot three Wei soldiers in a row, and when Lin Chengfei mentioned it at this time, everyone naturally respected it to the extreme.
"The wound on the face...... What's going on? ”
Fan Hu'er smiled innocently and said: "When retreating from Nanyang Pass, the Wei people chased after me, I was in a hurry, I turned around and shot a few arrows, trying to block them, and shot two people dead, but ...... Their archers also shot arrows, and their faces were pierced by their arrows......! ”
Lin Chengfei laughed and said, "God still has long eyes. If you are a bystander, the first arrow only cuts your face, it is already a bodhisattva's blessing, and the other party's two arrows only cut your face, and your kid's life is big! ”
Fan Hu'er smiled, and all the soldiers around him also laughed, and in this cold snow, everyone felt a trace of warmth in their cold bodies for a while.
"All alive!" Lin Chengfei's gaze swept over this group of soldiers, "When you defeat the Wei people, you will be rewarded for your merits and deeds, and you will be an official, and you will glorify your ancestors!" ”
One of the soldiers couldn't help but ask, "General, ...... Can you really survive? Can they really beat the Wei people back to their hometown? ”
Lin Chengfei nodded affirmatively: "Of course." We will all be alive and we will all be able to go home...... The holy general is with us, as long as the holy general is there, the Wei people will not be able to cross this Longshan step! ”
Seeing Lin Chengfei's confident expression, these soldiers also seemed to have great confidence.
Lin Chengfei gently patted Fan Hu'er on the shoulder again, then glanced at the dozens of soldiers, and said with a smile: "Brothers, when this battle is over, I will lead you to the thyme wine in the capital...... There are beautiful women there, and you can have as many as you want...... But remember, you must live, or those women will be eaten by others! ”
Everyone suddenly became excited, clenched their fists together, and thought to themselves: "Finish this battle as soon as possible and live...... For the sake of wine and women's ......! ”